Civil society groups protesting at the Cop29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, 23 November 2024. (Geneva Solutions/Paula Dupraz-Dobias)

🛠️World’s climate fight needs fundamental reform, UN expert says. Elisa Morgera, the UN’s special rapporteur on climate change, said international efforts to avert disaster were dominated by bad-faith actors and needed a complete overhaul. “There is no space at Cop for the truth”.

⚠️State department warned Trump team of looming UNRWA ‘catastrophe’ in Gaza. The new Israeli laws barring contact with the UN agency comes into effect ten days after president Trump’s inauguration. Biden administration officials said they alerted the transition team of an imminent crisis.

🫱🏻‍🫲🏿EU trade chief commits to WTO in Geneva following Macron doubts. Maroš Šefčovič underscored EU commitment to World Trade Organization rules during a visit to the body in Geneva on Tuesday, brushing aside scepticism expressed earlier this week by French president Emmanuel Macron.

☎️Karin Keller-Sutter and Volodymyr Zelensky prepare for their next meeting. The Swiss president assured the Ukrainian leader of Bern’s support for humanitarian aid and reconstruction efforts. A date for the meeting between the two was not announced.

🌧️Red Cross pleads for unhindered aid access as weather exacerbates 'unbearable conditions' in Gaza. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said flooding and heavy rains were leaving thousands of people with up to 30cm of water inside their damaged tents.